LESSON 1: TIC-TAC-TOE USING BOTTLE CAPS

Aim of the lesson: PLASTIC

Age/Level of difficulty: EASY 8-10 years

Resources / Materials:

• 10 bottle caps equally divided into two different colors

• 1 sheet of cardboard

• 1 zipped bag

Instruments: Scissors, stapler, ruler, black marker

Instructions: Cut the cardboard in the size of the bag. Draw the tic-tac-toe grid. Put the cardboard inside the bag and staple it. Use the caps for pawns.

Ready! You have created a board game for a short amount of time which is light and easy to transport. You can carry it while traveling. Have a tournament at home or at school and let the best player win.

Rules: It is played by two people. Each of them chooses a set of coloured caps. Then they take turns to put their pawns on the board. The aim is to put three pawns from the same color in a row, column or diagonally. The first to arrange their three pawns wins.

Interesting fact: More than 10 million tons of waste is thrown into the oceans and the seas every year. Only 15% of it floats on top of the water, another 15 % is underwater. The rest 70% stays at the bottom. The most common waste in the ocean is plastic.